Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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